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1847–1868

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Birth Date
7 January 1821
Death Date
1852
Gender
Female
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Jane Edwards


Alternate Names

    Jane Gould

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  • The Edwards family initially traveled to the Salt Lake Valley in the Robert Wimmer Company in 1852.  The family consisted of Elisha and his current wife, Jane Gould, and Elisha's children, Edward Erwin, James Peas, and Harrison Martin.  

    Also traveling in the Robert Wimmer Company was Elisha’s brother, Caleb Gibbons, his wife, Cynthia Shepahrd, and their children, Jane Ellettice and Caleb Elisha.

    Elisha's eldest son, Elisha Franklin, initially traveled to the Salt Lake Valley with the Heber C. Kimball Company in 1848.

Robert Wimmer Company (1852)

  • Age at Departure: 31
  • Died en Route

Traveled with

  • Elisha Edwards (Age: 45)
  • Edward Erwin Edwards (Age: 18)
  • James Peas Edwards (Age: 13)
  • Harrison Martin Edwards (Age: 11)

Sources

  • "15th Company," Deseret News, 18 September 1852, 2.
  • 15th Company of 50 report, 1852 June 23.
  • 1850 Iowa Census, Pottawattamie County.
  • Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900.